George Karl: LeBron does not trust jumper

Nuggets coach George Karl has never been afraid to express opinions about other players.

This week, he shared an opinion about LeBron James while appearing on “The Jim Rome Show,” related to James’ role at the end of games.

“He is not a natural jump-shooter,” Karl said. “He’s kind of a self-made jump shooter. He makes the ball go in, the ball goes in, but it’s not pretty, his balance isn’t perfect. It’s not going to look like Kevin Durant or Ray Allen. It goes in but at the end of the game that extra extra special player… Sometimes I don’t know if he trusts his jump shot. He needs to get to the rim. If you take away the rim, he’s probably going to pass the ball more often than not.”

James did drill a three-pointer to tie Game 4 with 37.5 seconds left in regulation, but did not score in the overtime before fouling out.